[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

Tachibana thought even if Sayoko is his most trusted friend, he won't be convinced until he heard it himself from the very person that told him that..... P̶r̶o̶b̶a̶b̶l̶y̶ ̶h̶e̶ ̶w̶a̶t̶c̶h̶e̶d̶ ̶F̶a̶i̶z̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶s̶a̶w̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶a̶s̶k̶i̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶i̶n̶f̶o̶r̶m̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶ ̶l̶e̶a̶d̶ ̶i̶n̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶m̶ ̶m̶i̶s̶i̶n̶f̶o̶r̶m̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶K̶e̶i̶t̶a̶r̶o̶ ̶o̶r̶ ̶K̶a̶i̶d̶o̶ ̶d̶i̶d̶?̶!̶

I think some of it is also that, by making it purely (or mostly) psychological, it makes what's happening Tachibana's fault, and he'd rather not believe that. It's easier to think that Dr Ladyfriend is wrong than that he's not about to turn green and explode. It's really no different than when she told him there was nothing that came up in her tests and he threw a little tantrum.

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Originally Posted by DreadBringer

But the writer's point is about Battle Royale as it've been pointed out.

The Battle Royale doesn't really get brought up until the next episode. Or, Karasuma spells it all out in the next episode in a way where I got what was going on more.

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Originally Posted by Androzani84

And now it’s time for my job.

Gemini Zebra

An Undead with the ability to clone himself.

* Suit: Heart
* Number: 9
* Effect Name: GEMINI
* Card Name: Gemini Zebra (ジェミニ・ゼブラ Jemini Zebura)
* Consumption Points: FP 1400


https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/...20121110142908

Next time: I finally get to talk about a monster that isn’t a guy in a suit voiced by Toei’s resident Frank Welker and Dee Baker equivalents.

why does he have hoofprints over his nipples tho

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Originally Posted by AkibaSilver

I've just finished a degree in science (go me!), and can confirm, numbers going up is a good thing. Except when it's a bad thing, but that's still science!

EDIT: Oh yeah also a new episode! Yeah, what they do with Tachibana, as much as we laugh at just how inept he is, he has a point. It's easy to say "Oh yeah, just stop being scared", but actually doing that, even when you *know* you're being irrational, isn't easy. Especially when you have the background pressure of 'Battle Royale, fate of the world, etc etc' pressing down hard on you, making you feel like even more of a failure for not getting over your own fear. Oh Tachibana, what a guy.

Congrats on your science degree! I hope some part of the curriculum was devoted to how best to communicate rising numbers to a supervisor.

NUMBERS WENT UP A LITTLE: Act interested, but not too interested. Announce the numbers clearly, but not loudly.

NUMBERS WENT UP A MIDDLE AMOUNT: Slight disbelief. Make eye-contact with your supervisor to ask if you should stop the experiment. Brace yourself for a loud answer in the negative.

NUMBERS WENT UP A LOT: Use your Outside Voice. Scream each number, if you can. Declare, at least once, that this shouldn't be possible.

NUMBERS WENT DOWN: Run.

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Originally Posted by LeviathanBlossom

Congratulations!!!

re: new episode and the ground it's treading WRT fear - there's absolutely a lot to be said for the process of facing fear and anxiety, and that it's not just a matter of Well Get Over It. (Mental health, it's actually a thing, who knew.) Without making either positive or negative commentary as to upcoming episodes, I really appreciate at this point how the narrative around Tachibana's terror is unfolding.

And, you know, the first time I saw this, it was also nice to get some exposition that frame more of the underpinning plot. As much as I love character-driven work, I also enjoy when the (ridiculous? lol) plot-driven aspects of these shows drives some of the action. (Tho, to be fair, Blade's plot at the moment is essentially just an excuse for the animal-themed MOTW to show up in leather and studs and get its ass kicked by the Riders. Not that I am making any commentary whatsoever about how it may or may not affect future episodes.)

Yeah, I wasn't really looking forward to Karasuma's exposition that much, but I thought the show handled it well. There's some funny stuff from Kotaro, who's just so excited about the possibility of other lifeforms supplanting humanity. Kenzaki, Hirose and Tachibana all get a moment to ask questions and get some of the spotlight. It's a good way to move the show forward and still be entertaining.